Our Partners
Kampani plays a key role in the agri development ecosystem to bridge the gap between grant logic at rather early-stage companies, and investment logic once companies grow in maturity.
One essential strength of Kampani’s model is its multi-stakeholder approach. Over the years, Kampani has created a strong, reliable network of mission-aligned partners who actively intervene either at risk or cost level, and who have been the basis for Kampani’s successful expansion. At each stage of the investment process, Kampani relies on these partners, who constitute an inherent and integral part of the fund’s added value.
In concrete terms, Kampani’s deal flow is primarily generated by its NGO shareholders who provide technical expertise complemented by deep local knowledge. These NGOs also have a wide geographical scope, meaning they are well-placed to identify deal potential and play a key role in helping build the relationship between Kampani and the producer organization.
Kampani’s role is to help unlock growth potential by offering farmers organization with tailored support. We want those businesses to grow and in the medium to long term to reach the point where they will be able to apply for financing for more institutional players such as DFIs. In that sense, Kampani plays a catalytic role, specifically targeting the missing middle.
Next to NGOs and dedicated consultants to conduct our due diligences; with social lenders to help secure sufficient working capital; with other development partners to share some of the risk when appropriate; and with knowledge institutions to accelerate the learning curve. In order to embed this long term, mission-aligned collaboration, some of these actors also became shareholders of Kampani. For each investment, careful analysis establishes who Kampani needs to partner with and what each partner can contribute in terms of reducing risks or absorbing some of the costs.